Type-smoothing machine



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F. RUSSELL,

TYPE sMooTHING MACHINE.

Patented May 25', 1886.

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TYPE SMOOTHINGv MACHINE. No. 342,886. Patented May 25, 1886.

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FISK RUSSELL, OF CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASSACHUSETTS.

TYPE-SMOOTHING MACHINE.

SPECTEICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342,386, dated May 25,1886. Application led February i9, 1855. Serial No. 156,465. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Fisk RUssELL,1-esiding in Cambridgeport, county ofMiddlesex,a11d Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a new anduseful Type-Smoothing Machine, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure l is a side Fig. 2 is a vertical elevation of the machine.section on the line x y of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a top view of the machine,Fig. 5, also a top view, with a back rest, G, and the parts attachedthereto, F b', right ty pe guide O, hopper A, and prcssurebar S removed,and sectional View o n line of the top of N of the ratchet N andattachments. The object of this view is to show the position andoperation of the plates T. Fig. 6 is a cross section of the machine onthe line x y/ of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a detailed sectional view ofbackrest, G, and chain-guide E, to show position of plate T and spring on..Figs. 8 and l2 are detailed views oi' the chain C. Figs. 3, 9, and l1are detailed views of the hopper A. Fig. l0 is a vertical sectional viewof the ratchet N and attachments operated by lever M. Fig. 13 is thesame in perspective.

The object of my invention is to provide a type-smoothin g machineadapted, first, to feed the type to be smoothed to the type-smoothingdevice; second, to remove the iins or projecting edges of the type madeby casting; third, to remove the roughness or gate upon the end of thetype; fourth, to automatically arrange the type on a receivinglstick, sothat they shall be ready for inspection and paging.

. Hitherto the ns and gates have been smoothed off generally by hand,but in some cases by machines, which have been, so far as l know,practically unsuccessful by reason of breaking and injuring the face ofthe type and partially and imperfectly doing the work sought to be done.

My machine is an improvement on all other type-smoothing machines knownto me, and will accomplish the labor of many hand-workers in any givenperiod of time.

The accompanying drawings on Plates l and 2 are made on a scaletwothirds the size of a machine constructed by me, adjustable for thepurpose of smoothing different classes oftype l varying fromone-sixteenth to tive-sixteenths of an inch in width.' For type of agreater or less width the proportions of the machine would becorrespondingly modified.

The practical operation of the machine and its several parts is asfollows, like letters referring to like parts throughout the severalviews: The hopper Ais made of wood or metal in two parts, adapted to littogether, but preferably connected by hinges, and in practice any numberof hoppers may be used, being removable for convenience in iilling t-heempty hoppers while the machine is in operation. One part of the hopperA is broadly grooved its entire length on the inside, and in this groovea steel side, c, (see Fig. l1.) is placed, which is adjustable, to allowthe reception of type of different widths, by means of the screws a', asshown.

In use, the side a having been adj usted to the required position, theretainingspring b is pressed in and held in place by the rabbet k in theboss w on sliding catch c. The end of b projects through a slot in thelower end of a (see Fig. 3) in such a manner as to retain the type inthe hopper. The type f are so placed in the hopper that when it isinserted in the hopper-holder A', and the machine is in operation, thetype f shall fall from the holder with the nick side either up or downand the letter end toward the receiving-stick R.

After the hopper is illcd the sides are closed, and it is ready forinsertion in the hopper-holder A. This holder A maybe either of wood ormetal, of such shape as to allow the hopper to be inserted or removed atpleasure, and so constructed as to hold the hopper A, when in positionon the machine, iirmly against the end oi' the top type-guide, P, and toallow the bottom of the holder to rest on the chain-guides. through thebottom of the hopper, to allow the passage of the carriers k and theexit of a single type. Vhen the hopper is in position, this channel isover the space between the two chain-guides, which space allows thepassage of the carriers.

The operation of the parts about the spring b is as follows: b is heldin its position, as be fore stated, by catch c, which is the rabbet lein the sliding held up toits workby spring Thereis a channel ruiming c.Latch c is connected with c by pin n', and before the hopper js fastenedto the holder latch c is turned up and back, so as to clear it from theaction of the dog b. After the hopper is placed in the holder and themachine is ready for operation, latch c is turned down upon boss w', thelatch having a rabbet which allows it to rest in a horizontal positionwhen so turned down. Power is applied to the wheel B, chainwheels Wonshafts B revolve, and chain C moves through the space between the twochain guides and under the space through which the carriers move. On thechain. at regular intervals, are cams hand carriers L, as shown. Thesecams strike against the slides s s t t,which in turn work the levers Land M, so as to give a reciprocating` motion to the levers, for purposesto be explained.

\Vhen any cam It strikes a slide, s', the end of the lever L nearest sis moved out, causing the opposite end of L to move toward the hopper A,thereby forcing the dog b, fastened to L. against the beveled boss w onlatch c, as shown in Fig. ll, causing the latch, and with it the catchc, to move toward c', thereby releasing spring b from rabbet at k. I)then springs out, and the type arranged in hopper A, as described, fallin front of a carrier, It. It is, however, immaterial in what way thespring b is released, provided the first type shall not fall on one ofthe carriers, and the sole object of the dog b is to release the springb, so that the type shall fall at the moment when no carrier is underthe hopper A. This any cam shall strike s and cause b to act on boss 'wthe space beneath the hopper is entirely clear of the carriers.

After spring b is once released the type fall by their own weight intoposition, to be taken by the following' carrier, and so on until thehopper is emptie( The top type-guide, P, is adjusted by means one typeat a time. The type, when taken by the carriers k, are carried over theadjustable Hoor-plates T, and between the back rest, G, and thetype-guides O and l to and past the knives H I J K. The type (see f@Fig. 2) are prevented from falling into the space between thechain-guides, through which the carriers pass, by the Hoor-plates T.These plates extend from their point of contact with spring m, under theback rest, G, and cover the space through which the carriers pass, andrestin depressions o, as sh own. The edges ofthese tioorplatcs,extending over this space, are slightly rounded, as shown in Fig. 5.They afford a substantially continuous surface, over which thetype fmaypass; butby theirpeculiarshape, and being, as it were, hinged at theirpoint of contact with the springs m, when the rounded edges are struckby the carriers k, behind the type, the plates are forced back with aslightly rotary motion in the depression o, allowing the carriers topass with no difficulty.

The knives H I J K are so set as to form a rectangular space, throughwhich the type are forced by the carriers k, and the top knife and rightknife are adjustable by screws qq' and 1' r to different widths of type.Knife K is ixed. It extends under the back rest, G, and smooths the leftside of the type. Knife Jsmooths the under side of the type, and isattached to slide s', moving backward and forward with it in the spacebetween F and F by the combined action of the cams h and lever L. Inorder to cut the under side of the type, this knifemust lie across thespace in which the carriers move, and would prevent their passage. ifstationary; but as soon as at-ype is carried over and has been smoothedby J, the cam h, (see Fig. 5,) with which the carrier movingihis type isconnected, strikes the slide s', moving away the slide, and with it theknife J, before the carrier reaches the knife. The cam on the carrierwhich takes from under the hopper the second succeeding type strikes theslide s, thereby moving lever L, and thus replaces slide s and knife Jbefore the next type reaches the knife.

The top and right sides of the type are cut, respectively, by knives Hand I. Each. of these knives is made with a long shank or body, asshown, and being set parallel with the back rest, G, they serve,together with said back rest and the loor-plates T, as guides to directthe type, after they are smoothed, to the receiving-stick R. They mayeach be in two parts, as shown, though I prefer them each to be in onepiece.

After cutting the type are carried along be-l tween the guides by thecarriers h, as shown, Fig. 2, and are delivered on a movablereceiving-stick, R,upon a grooved table, S, placed at right angles tothe space through which the .carriers pass. This receiving stick andtable may be 4of any length, and said stick is constructed with ashoulder across one end and along the side away from the carriers. Theends of the type as delivered by the carriers strike against thelast-named shoulder, and are held in position on the stick by the twoshoulders described, which may be made of wood or any material whichwill not injure the end of the type.

Vhen the machine is in operation,the cams It strike the slides t t,(seeFigs. 4 and 5,) which in turn give a reciprocating motion to the end oflever M, thereby operating the ratchet N and attachments. (Shown in Fig.13.) The operation of said ratchet and attachments is as follows: Beforethe machine is started the pin 2 is dropped into a hole in ratchet N,and thereby connects the ratchet with the attachments,

so that both are moved together bythe motion of lever M. This motioncauses the end of the ratchet N to operate as a pusher upon each type asit is delivered upon the receivingstick R, pushing each type away fromthe point of delivery toward the end shoulder on stick R, and leaving aclear space for each succeeding type to be deposited on said stick, andalso moving the stick as it is lled with type along the groove in thetable S, pastthe groovingtool Q, which is adjusted to remove the gate atthe end of the type by grooving out the end, in order that the type,whenin use,may stand even.- Vhile passing the grooving-tool Q,the type arepressed down and held in position on receiving-stick by adjustablepressure-bar S. When the receiving stick R has been lled with type,since the ratchet N, operating as as a pusher, moves forward only thespace of a single type, there will remain to be grooved on the last endof the stick the type which have been deposited between the end of theratchet N and grooving-tool Q. (See Fig. 5.) In order to groove thesetype, the pin 2 is raised, and the pawl Z then worked by the action oflever H in the teeth of the ratchet N, thereby givin gaforward motion tothe ratchet, which pushes against the last type on the receivingstickand carries to and past Q the entire stick, thereby grooving theremaining type. The number of ratchet-teeth will be determined by thedistance between the end of the space where the type are deposited onthe stick R and the farther end of Q. By this arrangement of the type onR the wel1-known processes of inspection and paging are also greatlyfacilitated.

The waste metal removed by the knives and grooving falls throughsuitable openings beneath the machine, only one of them, y, being shown.l

In addition to the above-described facts, referring to the drawings, Dis the bed of the machine; D', frame for ratchet N and guidebar 5. rlheright chain-guide is in two parts, F and F, for convenience in adjustingknife J. g represents type on stick R. k k are stiff springs to holdcatch c; n, screws for springs 171,' o', a guidingspring to guide thetype evenly to the grooving-tool Q. q q are set-screws to set II whenadjusted;'s sf, the same for knife I. Z Z are the supports for themachine. 3 is a lifter to operate pin 2; 4, a

lifter to operate pawl l, and 5 a guide-bar to steady the attachments toM and N when in action. Zis abrace to keep cam hup to its work.

I do not mean to limit myself to the particular form of the knives H I JK or groovingtool Q. as shown, nor to the particular form of chain C, asshown, though the construction of the knives, grooving-tool, and chainis the best now known to me, for it is obvious that the knives,grooving-tool, and chain may be variously modified without departingfrom the spirit of my invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

1. In combination, the hopper A,adjustable side c, type-retaining springb, and catch c, arranged and operating substantially as described.

2. In combination, endless chain C, having cams h and carriers k, withslides s and s, lever L, type-guides O and P, back rest, G, movabledoor-plates T, and knives H I J K, arranged and operating substantiallyas de scribed.

3. In combination, endless chain C, having cams h and carriers k, withslides t t', lever M, guides substantially as described, ratchet N,receiving-stick R, grooving-tool Q, and pressure-bar S', lever M beingdetachabl y secured to ratchet N, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

4. HopperA,providedwithretaining-spring b, latch c, and catch c, havingboss w, in combination with dog b', lever L, slides s and s', chain C,provided with cams h and carriers 7c, and devices for guiding the typeand remov ing their fins, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

5. In combination, endless chain C, having cams 7L and carriers k, withslides t t', lever M, pawl Z, ratchet N, receiving-stick R, pressurebarS, and grooving-tool Q, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. In combination, chain C, having cams h and carriers k, with slide s',carrying knife J, slide s, and lever L, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

FISK RUSSELL.

NVitnesses:

CHARLns W. BACON, SAMUEL P. ABBOTT.

